Is a 6" travel bike enough for 10-15' drops/jumps?

Question

i plan on building a specialized enduro frame up with XT parts and a maverick duc32 fork. this equals 6" of travel all around.

the trail i usually go to has some pretty intense stuff, from 2ft drops to a 40ft near vertical roller.

i want to move up into the bigger stuff, like 10ft drops.

i also want to know if 6" of travel is enough to eat this much air. i want this bike to last me for another year or 2.

the bigger stuff is like a 15' drop, going from a flat launch to a downhill slope landing.

im also pretty light, about 160lbs with all my gear (helmet, backpack...)

do you think this will be enough?

Answer 1

There is NO WAY you or the bike would survive a 15' drop with 6" of travel, not to mention that your request covers only part of the equation.

Before you start this you should do a LOT more research.

Answer 2

I Ride A 6" Travel Freeride Bike And I Take It Off  Near 15' Stair Sets To Flat And I Have No Problems And We Talking 15' To Slope Landing No Problem. All Depend On The Parts As Long As They Freeride Or Dh I Dont Think Your Have Any Problems. Just Prgress Slowly And Then You Will No You And Your Bikes Limits.

Karl

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Answer 3

please tell me you're aware it involves alot more then that and just didn't think to ask? although what are the chances of that....

factors to consider:

your weight

the bikes weight

composition of both the jump and landing

your forward movement/speed (the faster you drop down, the harder the impact will hit)

and most importantly, the suspension being used.... (sorry, 6'' travel doesn't equal anything.... you could make a bike with 6'' suspension travel that cushion 100 pound dead drop, and you could make one with 6'' suspension travel that cushions a 600 pound drop......

that's not all, but those are the key areas. atleast when considering a suspension system (you don't need to worry about wind resistence or anything becuase you're not working on where to land, you're working on how)

well the main factor you should still worry about is not the suspension travel, it's the suspension rating.... every one is diffrent.... a yz125 pretty much uses a suspension system the exact size of a ttr 230.... put you drop the ttr230 from even half the height of the yz and it's gonna bottom out even when the yz doesn't at twice the height.... even if you shaved weight off the ttr230 and added to the yz to make the weight even to the gram.... you'd still find the same thing... this because they have diffrently rated suspension systems. (i hop eyou're grasping this cuz i really can't think of any other way to explain it... and it's very important to your question.)